JOCHEN RINDT - LOTUS

F1 WORLD CHAMPION 1970

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Formula 1 - 1970 Round 02 - Spain Grand PrixFULL RACE 1 HOUR 13 MINS

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1970 Formula One season

The 1970 Formula One season included the 21st FIAFormula One
World Championship season, which commenced on March 7, 1970, and ended
on October 25 after thirteen races. This is the only season to date in
which the World Championship title has been awarded posthumously.

Contents

Season summary

For 1970 following the agreement with Simca, Tyrrell were asked by
Matra to use their V12 rather than the Cosworth. Stewart tested the
Matra V12 and found it inferior to the DFV. As a large part of the
Tyrrell budget was provided by Ford, and another significant element
came from French state-owned petroleum company Elf, which had an
agreement with Renault that precluded supporting a Simca partner, Ken
Tyrrell had little alternative (due to clashing sponsorship deals) but
to buy March 701 chassis as interim solution while developing his own car in secret; the first Tyrrell bore much resemblance to the MS80.

The new wedge-shaped Lotus 72 was a very innovative car featuring torsion bar
suspension, hip-mounted radiators, inboard front brakes and an
overhanging rear wing. The 72 originally had suspension problems, but
when anti-dive and anti-squat were designed out of the suspension the
car quickly showed is superiority and Lotus' new leader, the Austrian Jochen Rindt,
dominated the championship until he was killed at Monza when a brake
shaft broke. He took the 1970 title posthumously for Lotus. Jacky Ickx
won the Austrian, Canadian and Mexican Grands Prix to come second in the drivers' championship, having re-joined Ferrari from Brabham. Had he won the United States Grand Prix instead of Brazilian up-riser Emerson Fittipaldi, Ickx would have been crowned champion.

1970 Constructors Championship final standings

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers
at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer
was eligible to score points. The best six results from the first seven
rounds and the best five results from the last six rounds were retained.

Notes

Drivers' points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six
placegetters in each race. The best 6 results from the first 7 races and
the best 5 results from the last 6 races were counted however this rule
did not effect any driver's points tally in the 1970 championship.

Only the best 6 results from the first 7 rounds and the best 5 results
from the last 6 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without
parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total
points scored.